Sculpture - Hermaphrodite - Bronze

Bronze print representing "Hermaphrodite", according to Antiquity .
Son of Hermes and Aphrodite , "Hermaphrodite" is a handsome teenager who inherited the beauty of both his parents .
While he was bathing in Lake Caria , the naiad Salmacis fell in love with him and tried to kiss him .
As he rejects her advances , she forcefully hugs him and drags him to the bottom of the lake .
When he emerges from the water , "Hermaphrodite" realizes that the gods have granted the naiad's wish and that he is endowed with feminine attributes .
He then implores his parents to curse the place : any man bathing in this lake will experience the same fate .
This bronze , discovered in 1831 , is characterized by the very elegant movement of the shoulders and thorax close to a dance movement .
The face with particularly fine features is reminiscent of that of the "Venus of Milo" kept in the Louvre which also has parallel locks of hair .
Bronze resting on a rectangular black marble terrace .
Old edition sculpture , period second part of the 19th century .
Very good state of conservation and patina .
(Minor chips on the terrace)

- Height : 51 cm
- Marble terrace : 15 cm x 12 cm

The original sculpture is now housed at the Departmental Museum of Ancient and Contemporary Art - MUDAAC - Épinal (88) - Museum of France .